physician assistant

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College/CEGEP
• or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience an asset

Work setting

• Clinic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team
• Collect blood, tissue or other samples from patients
• Coordinate patient care
• Evaluate patient care and progress
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient’s outcomes
• Examine the results of the tests
• Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care
• Interpret medical test results
• Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
• Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
• Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests
• Photograph organs and specimens to record findings
• Plan patient care
• Provide end-of-life counselling and bereavement support to patients and their families
• Assist physicians in the assessment of patients

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available